Mad Lucas looking for fun in Bangor bar

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Dec 25, 2009 at 12:01 AM

Need to get away tomorrow once all the Christmas celebrating is over? Maybe you need a night out with friends to enjoy some live music. Market Street Sportsbar in Bangor is the place to be for some live music fun.

MELANIE VANDERVEER

Need to get away tomorrow once all the Christmas celebrating is over? Maybe you need a night out with friends to enjoy some live music. Market Street Sportsbar in Bangor is the place to be for some live music fun.

Mad Lucas, a newer band in the area, will perform for the first time in front of a live audience. The band has only been together for a short time, but they are ready to rock.

"We performed live on PIBCO, the Internet radio station, about a month ago, so this is our first live gig with an audience," said drummer Jaime Miller. "There are two other acts booked along with us: The Business Fairy and Post No Bills."

The band members only met three months ago and are ready to build a fan base to get their name and music out there. Miller met the other band members when she answered an ad on Craigslist.

"I responded to their ad looking for a drummer. I was the first to respond," Miller said. "Everyone is really relaxed, and we are looking to have some fun."

Punk rock and folky music is how Miller describes their sound. With all original songs, the influences originate from older punk rock, hard-core punk with a little thrash metal thrown in.

"We all have different influences," she said. "We have about 10 fully completed songs, and we want to play anywhere we can. As long as we are playing, I am happy."

Miller's life has centered on music. She even went to college, focusing on music theory.

"I can't remember a time that I didn't want to play music," she said. "I went to East Stroudsburg University and got a degree in music, but I learned composition on my own."

The Business Fairy, also known as Keith Haynes of Blairstown, N.J., will perform at the Market Street Sportsbar, too.

"Jaime posted that she needed people to play that show, so I asked about it and she said sure," Haynes said. "I've been performing acoustic ska music for about four years. It's different."

And while Haynes lives in New Jersey, he plays in the area because he said there isn't many opportunities near him.

"I do the open mic nights at Starbucks and Sarah Street Grill," he said. "I've also played some of the little events in the area."

Many might wonder where the name "The Business Fairy" originates.

"The name came from Halloween 2004. Me and my girlfriend at that time were going to a party, and I am not that into Halloween, so I dressed in a shirt with a tie," he said. "Her friend had a bag of clothes and said that I couldn't go like that, so they put a tutu and wings on me. That's how the name came about."

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